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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Moneta, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Saturday, February 25, 2023

333 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.00/cwt +23.00 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 534 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.74/cwt ≈ $777/hd at 458 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $189.75/cwt +34.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 534 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 333 185 332
Feeder cattle 333 185 332

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 150, Bulls 134)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 219.00 $219.00 $812 —
461 461 10 231.50 $231.50 $1,067 +37.50
549 549 14 214.00 $214.00 $1,175 +13.00
633 633 8 194.00 $194.00 $1,228 +12.00
735 735 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 220.00 $220.00 $682 —
448 448 2 220.00 $220.00 $986 +24.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 185.00 $185.00 $870 —
545 545 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,074 —
595 595 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,184 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–360 354 6 179.00–184.00 $183.15 $648 —
455–458 458 19 165.00–170.00 $169.74 $777 —
534 534 20 180.00 $180.00 $961 +23.00
629 629 6 163.00 $163.00 $1,025 +15.00
710–736 731 5 153.00–156.00 $153.58 $1,123 +15.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 9 185.00 $185.00 $660 +20.00
456 456 13 174.00 $174.00 $793 +11.00
534 534 17 189.75 $189.75 $1,013 +34.75
642 642 7 164.00 $164.00 $1,053 +20.00
700 700 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 8 175.00 $175.00 $602 +11.00
363 363 3 175.00 $175.00 $635 +6.00
453 453 12 176.00 $176.00 $797 —
535 535 6 155.00–170.00 $167.50 $896 +21.50
665 665 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,024 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 8 219.00 $219.00 $742 —
424 424 15 235.00 $235.00 $996 +22.00
455–492 489 13 195.00–215.00 $213.57 $1,044 +9.57
563 563 12 205.00 $205.00 $1,154 +14.00
645 645 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,206 —
650 650 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,196 +15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 215.00 $215.00 $688 +21.00
418 418 13 231.00 $231.00 $966 +26.00
499 499 8 216.00 $216.00 $1,078 +21.00
574–595 576 11 197.00–204.50 $203.80 $1,174 +12.80
661 661 5 173.50 $173.50 $1,147 +10.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–437 433 11 181.00–200.00 $194.94 $844 —
551 551 8 203.50 $203.50 $1,121 +33.78

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.